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Student Circumstances Trump Curriculum: Craig Boykin
“At-risk youth don’t care about your curriculum and lesson plans until you start caring about their circumstances.” Presenter Craig Boykin shares his insights on learning barriers he faced as an
Disciplinary Triage: Jim Sporleder (“Paper Tigers”)
While some young minds exhibit resilience in the face of adversity, some do not — yet Jim Sporleder believes it can be taught. In fact, as Principal of Lincoln High School, Sporleder saw
Online Risk Assessment: Sam Jingfors
Snapchat, the number one app for one-to-one communication, is here to stay, according to Pre-Conference Presenter Sam Jingfors. As Snapchat adds popular new features, there are increasing concerns regarding school
Impacting the Mood of the School: Baruti Kafele
With the pressure of improving standardized test results, Plenary Session Speaker Baruti Kafele says educators must avoid losing focus on “the mood” of the school and of the classroom. Join us
Patience is a Skill: Candice Cox
Moving from chaos to a new mindset requires new skills, according trauma advocate and author Candice Cox, LCSW. At the Counseling Strategies and Resources Conference, Candice will reveal tools that
Global Study: What Works for Boys in the Classroom?
In the 2009 international study, Teaching Boys: A Global Study of Effective Practices, researchers determined that successful classroom lessons fall into the following eight categories: • Lessons that produced products
Poor vs. Poverty Mindset: Hotep Benzo
“Education Success Strategist” Hotep Benzo draws on his own experience to encourage educators to recognize the distinction between students who are “poor” and those who are in a “poverty cycle.”
Science + Hip-Hop = Engagement: Dr. Chris Emdin
Innovative Schools Summit Plenary Speaker Dr. Christopher Emdin believes teachers should be trained to value the unique realities of minority students by incorporating their culture into classroom instruction. Watch Dr.
Dr. Stuart Ablon: Kids Lack Skills, Not Will to Do Well
Students with behavioral challenges have been misunderstood. Dr. Stuart Ablon credits research in the neurosciences with discovering why some students exhibit chronic challenging behaviors. Ablon suggests that these students have
Princess Syndrome Recovery: Dr Jen Harstein
Princess Syndrome: A girl who focuses only on the pretty things, putting herself as the center of the universe, and obsessing about her looks. Dr. Jen Hartstein says there are
Transforming School Safety: Rick Shaw
NextGen School Safety Keynoter Rick Shaw says dramatic changes are needed to change educators’ main focus from responding to incidents of violence to preventing them. Watch Rick Shaw discuss the
Trauma-Impacted Brains & the Window of Stress Tolerance – Jim Sporleder
Coming to grips with the heavy weight of trauma in the lives of his students, Jim Sporleder began viewing student conduct at the alternative high school where he was the